Am I expecting too much

[BBurg247]

Haven't had much aftermarket audio in my cars in a few years since I was younger but I feel like I should have a little more bass. I have a DD 1000.5 and a dd612 in a tuned box(supposedly) and it almost feels like my factory system hit harder. What's the problem?

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[tymoto21 10+ year member]

Tuning the amp properly

 

[BBurg247]

It was done by a shop that said it was should I just try retuning.. I mean only one twelve in a pretty big tuned box **** hit reasonably hard no? Also it keeps clipping when I try to turn turn the bass knob up

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

What is the source of the music? What is the head unit and the vehicle?

 

[BBurg247]

Factory head unit.. but it is the upgraded 12 speaker "premium" sound system in a 2012 Ford Fusion.. I wasn't looking for something to rattle my brain in here as it's my daily but this sub amp combo shouldn't be almost equivalent to my factory sub. It should slam pretty hard I would think

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

Yes. I'm guessing they used an loc and pulled a "full range" signal from the door speakers or rear speakers. How did they get the signal into the amp?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Take it back to that shop and tell the, fix it is what I would do.

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

I would consult with a respected shop in the area and askif the box is appropriate for the subwoofer and also that it's oriented properly within the vehicle

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

You said Ford Fusion?

Lets get @LosIsATool in here since he owns one.

 

[BBurg247]

This is probably the most respected shop in the area.. that's y I don't understand.. also like I said the box is supposedly custom tuned to this sub. I told him I felt like there should be more bass and he said if I wanna go bigger I need more power. This is where I'm confused because I've seen mtx garbage on a 350 watt amp hit harder then this is

 

[BBurg247]

It's a 5 channel amp should be separate anyway no? The mids and highs sound much better then they did before they tuned those to what almost seems peak for the factory speakers it's just the sub not hitting to hard @garychoffmann

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

Need to know how and where they are pulling the signal for the amp. Realistically with a factory system that has varying crossover points they need to pull the highs from the door speakers/rear speakers. And pull the sub signal from the factory sub. Ideally you need an loc that sums all the channels or a sound processor to get good sound.

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

Can you show us a picture of the enclosure and how the sub and port are oriented in the vehicle

As other's have said. Find out where the signal for the 5th channel is coming from

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

You have any pics? Sounds like they don't wanna deal with you anymore rather than helping a customer that isn't happy.

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

What I'm saying is if they pulled the signal from just the front or rear speakers, the factory system cuts the bass frequencies to those drivers because it has a dedicated sub.